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As he explained to Hannity the next day, he wanted Bush to come down to AZ and tour the border with him, then he would think about having Bush endorse him.

He explained that to Imus too, according to this report ...

According to a transcript of the show, Hayworth and Imus were talking about Tuesday's elections results, including the victory in Virginia by Democrat Tim Kaine over Republican Jerry Kilgore, for whom Bush had done an 11th-hour stump appearance in Viriginia. "Would you welcome President Bush to come to Arizona to campaign for you?" Imus asked Hayworth pointedly.
Hayworth, speaking by phone, initially sidestepped answering Imus' question. "I would welcome President Bush to Arizona to come with me along the border and see the problems that the ranchers and the law-abiding american citizens are having there," Hayworth said.
"I would welcome President Bush to get tough on illegal immigration and understand that what happens on the border of the United States and Mexico is just as important as what's happening on the border of Syria and Iraq," the Arizona congressman said.
"So I would welcome President Bush to come and get serious with an enforcement first policy toward illegal immigration rather than a campaign. I think let's govern first and then let the voters decide about a campaign."
But Imus suggested to Hayworth that he "wasn't even coming close to answer my question." "Would you just answer my question? Would you like him to come to Arizona and cut campaign commercials for you and run them on all those TV stations in Phoenix, in Tucson, in Flagstaff, in Prescott, and everywhere?" Imus asked.
"In a word, no. Not at this time," Hayworth said.
In the later statement issued by Hayworth's office, he explained: "My comment was just a realistic assessment of where the president is politically at this time, as the transcript makes clear."
"I'm going to do all I can to help the president turn things around, and I fully expect that by election time next year his troubles will be behind him," added Hayworth. "One way the president can reconnect with the American people is to drop his guest worker/amnesty plan for illegal immigrants and join us in an enforcement-first approach."
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/1109hayworth-bush09-ON.html

Same question as before. "Congressman Hayworth, what legislation currently stands before the Congress, presented by you, to address this problem"?

Keep hearing all this whining about Bush from the usual suspects. Funny how they never ever seem to recognized Congress is a CO-EQUAL branch of Govt with equal responsiblities for the problem. Amazing how tough talking but completely inactive so many "Conservative" heros are on the border issue. Funny how the hyper critics can never seem to hold the line they demand President Bush tow. But then, like most Conservatives, I suspect the critics think that by blaming Bush that excuses them from taking any real action that may cost them votes.